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Have Backbone, Disagree and Commit

And how to deal with stubborn, uninformed people

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Z at Kaizen Coach
Jun 29, 2026
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Have backbone, disagree and commit. Amazon’s leadership principles include a line that sounds wise until you’ve lived it.

Push hard for what you believe, then once the decision is made, commit fully even if you disagree. It sounds mature. In practice it quietly answers a much harder question while pretending not to.

Who pays when the decision turns out …

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